Tibs had so many complaints for 178 in 1984 over lack of DD

sbst275 SG

http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/lhzb1…

SBS deployed Leyland Atlantean to S178 back in 1980s… When Tibs tookover, Tibs faced a lot of complains over S178…

This article lagi best… comparing SBS’s DD deployment and Tibs’s Hino/ UD deployment…

What’s ironic was this…

SBS 178: peak 6 mins w/ double decks, off peak 10 mins
Tibs 178: peak 5 mins, off peak 13 mins.

This should tells the kids… Adding more buses is useless as because of the theory of dimninishing returns…

In fact no wonder why Tibs/ SMRTB making massive losses… need to maintain such a big peak hr fleet say for 966, yet off peak fleet so small… wastage of buses during off peak idling…

BusAnalayzer SG

Yet when SMRT had to make a decision, it chose to buy bendies again; and still no sign of any DDs.

sbst275 SG

SMRT 857, 966, 985.. those plying Jln Toa Payoh are the hopeless bunch..

either buses hogging up 4 – 5 SBS buses behind as ppl trying to board hopelessly, or fly stop for good…

857 ever hogged up 3 SBST bus during off peak hrs… cos bus full also…

SMB355L SG

http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article/lhzb1…

SBS deployed Leyland Atlantean to S178 back in 1980s… When Tibs tookover, Tibs faced a lot of complains over S178…

This article lagi best… comparing SBS’s DD deployment and Tibs’s Hino/ UD deployment…

What’s ironic was this…

SBS 178: peak 6 mins w/ double decks, off peak 10 mins
Tibs 178: peak 5 mins, off peak 13 mins.

This should tells the kids… Adding more buses is useless as because of the theory of dimninishing returns…

In fact no wonder why Tibs/ SMRTB making massive losses… need to maintain such a big peak hr fleet say for 966, yet off peak fleet so small… wastage of buses during off peak idling…

SMRT reasonable use off peak bus for charter.

178 should introduce bendy bus.

sbst275 SG

so many… how many charter can you do?

wsy1234 SG

SMRT 857, 966, 985.. those plying Jln Toa Payoh are the hopeless bunch..

either buses hogging up 4 – 5 SBS buses behind as ppl trying to board hopelessly, or fly stop for good…

857 ever hogged up 3 SBST bus during off peak hrs… cos bus full also…

SMRT 857, 966, 985.. those plying Jln Toa Payoh are very useful for people like me living nearby like toa payoh town. 966 can take me from north west like CCK or woodland town direct to Toa Payoh. And from Toa Payoh to Parkway faster than service 31 and save money. 857 and 985 can help to reduce traveling time and help to reduce crowd from MRT going north. The only problem is the waiting time and you cannot blame SMRT the timing as expressway like PIE and CTE sometime jam due to road accident.

wsy1234 SG

I think one reason why TIBS never buy DD bus is because of some area only SD bus can go through and the bus service can be very crowded like service 67 etc. sill SMRT bus service should plan the route for mrt breakdown shuttle bus properly and deploy buses. It the SMRT bus old management mistake I hope the new one do a good job.

carbikebus SG

178 need dual depot control so that early morning trips can be done to cater pax towards Bukit Batok Ctrl.Problem is the fleet and run time.Drivers prone to speeding due to absurd timing.Kranji should do with 4 duties.

Until now I dun understand why 700 need dual control.

TIB 585L SG

Until now I dun understand why 700 need dual control.

Maybe KJ is clearing up for new buses to come to KJ that why they just give buses away

dan474 SG

Until now I dun understand why 700 need dual control.

Because KJ needs to free up some depot space (I assume)...

carbikebus SG

If they need free up space then 970 is the one dual control rather than 700 cause its mostly a loop svc.857 is an exception.

sbst275 SG

Then they've to try improving the capacity... In fact 966's load is so peakish that the AM peak return leg to Woodlands can be only 10 - 15% loaded...

SBS8676Z SG

178 used to be one of the high demand service back in the 90s if I am not wrong. Ridership might have dropped ever since the Woodlands MRT extension opened in early 1996.

And I still remember the way SMRT treated 178's fleet back in 2006/2007. The worst fleet ever then.

SBS8676Z SG

TIB783G SG

178 really has 'grown' to be honest. Atleast there is still MB buses on 178 as perms.

Atleast those former KJ 167 buses like 808U and 809S + 1 SMB2E are now 178 regulars.

carbikebus SG

Revive old Kj167.Kj can minor control 178,187,851 & 963.Let go 700 & 975 to Woodlands

dan474 SG

178 used to be one of the high demand service back in the 90s if I am not wrong. Ridership might have dropped ever since the Woodlands MRT extension opened in early 1996.

And I still remember the way SMRT treated 178's fleet back in 2006/2007. The worst fleet ever then.

975 and 178's fleets are still quite rubbish even until now... Always deploys the worst buses the depot has.

sbst275 SG

178 used to use double decks!

actually nothing new… Whenever Tibs takeover SBS svs, sure got complain against Tibs one.. be it 190 etc…

LOL

carbikebus SG

Sbst275 lol u and ur never ending condemn towards SMRT eh

sbst275 SG

eh.. not I want to condemn leh…

everything they takeover bus sv, sure got bus svs tio complained one… dunno why also…